Thursday, September 29, 2011
9:31 AM
*** HELLO BLOG READERS!
THIS BLOG BELOW IS WRITTEN BY A GIRL THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME. I KNOW HER HUSBAND FROM MY PARENTS WARD GROWING UP AND I LOVE READING HER BLOG! I DECIDED TO COPY/PASTE HER BLOG ENTRY THAT SHE MADE YESTERDAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. IT'S LIGHT HEARTED YET HONEST AND REAL. I REALLY APPRECIATE HER MATURITY. EVER SINCE I STARTED READING HER BLOG I'VE MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO MYSELF THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS "MY BLOG" I NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF MY READERS. THIS POST JUST CLARIFIED IT THAT MUCH MORE FOR ME. I NEED TO REPRESENT WHAT I BELIEVE AND REMEMBER WHO I AM. I NEED TO NOT COMPLAIN AND BE GRATEFUL BUT FIND HUMOR IN THE CRAZINESS OF LIFE. I NEED TO REMEMBER THIS IS NOT A JOURNAL. "STUFF" THAT I WOULD WRITE IN MY JOURNAL BELONGS IN A NOTEBOOK... NEXT TO MY BED. I'M NOT PERFECT BUT I CAN TRY AND BE A BETTER WOMAN AND REMEMBER TO BE TASTEFUL AND MATURE WHILE REPRESENTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WHILE BEING OURSELVES! A LEVEL THAT MAY BE HARD TO FIND BUT IT'S DO-ABLE.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS. IT'S A GOOD REFRESHER :)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Just some thoughts..
about being aware, even online.
(Disclaimer: these thoughts are simply mine, take 'em or leave 'em)
I'm all about keepin' the blog happy and positive (mixed with some sarcasm and chuckle worthy stories here and there). I do this because of a simple fact: even though it's my blog, that doesn't mean that only I read it. I know that there are a lot of people who are nice enough to come read my posts and who care about what's going on in my life. This blog is an outlet for me, and I am so grateful for it -- But, keeping an un-private blog is like being in a big room, talking to all your friends. What you write can be seen and read by everyone as if you are speaking to them face to face. If you're not careful, feelings could get hurt or people could get the wrong idea. This might make bloggers feel 'restricted' in what they would like to write, but for me, I don't mind these 'restrictions' at all. It's just a sign of the times. I truly feel that online communication has just as many social rules that face to face communication has. We should be Christlike, kind, and loving with what we write just as we would be if we were talking to a girlfriend over some hot chocolate and donuts...(I'm kind of craving a donut right now). Does this mean that you can't express yourself on the blog? No, of course not (I mean, look at what I'm doing right now! ha). But I do believe that bloggers need to be aware of who might be reading their blog. I haven't been perfect at this by any means, but I want to become better.
I have been thinking about this a lot over the last six months (it started after I wrote a 14 pg. blogging research paper last April) and especially over the last month because I have been holding back from blog-venting. Venting is good, but sometimes it's not great. The past month has been the most physically difficult time of my life. I could write post, after post, after post, about how I can't sleep, can't walk, can't run, etc, etc, ... but I won't (well, I will in my personal journal, but not online). Why? The answer is easy..
I have several sweet, beautiful, and wonderful friends who read this blog who cannot conceive at this time, even though they want to more than anything in the world. I don't even have the slightest clue of the pain and heartache that they are going through, but I want to be sensitive and aware of them by not writing post after post about how incredibly hard being pregnant can be, when those who are going through fertility issues would give their right leg to have a sleepless night because their baby keeps kicking them in the ribs.
I am not ashamed of my excitement for the arrival of my sweet baby. It is a time of joy, love, excitement, and gratitude -- and those are the things I like to focus on, because hey, they are the most important things to think about anyways, right?
Well that's all for today from this lady. I'll do some sort of update after my homework gets done. Huzzah for school.
Jena out.
I have been thinking about this a lot over the last six months (it started after I wrote a 14 pg. blogging research paper last April) and especially over the last month because I have been holding back from blog-venting. Venting is good, but sometimes it's not great. The past month has been the most physically difficult time of my life. I could write post, after post, after post, about how I can't sleep, can't walk, can't run, etc, etc, ... but I won't (well, I will in my personal journal, but not online). Why? The answer is easy..
I have several sweet, beautiful, and wonderful friends who read this blog who cannot conceive at this time, even though they want to more than anything in the world. I don't even have the slightest clue of the pain and heartache that they are going through, but I want to be sensitive and aware of them by not writing post after post about how incredibly hard being pregnant can be, when those who are going through fertility issues would give their right leg to have a sleepless night because their baby keeps kicking them in the ribs.
I am not ashamed of my excitement for the arrival of my sweet baby. It is a time of joy, love, excitement, and gratitude -- and those are the things I like to focus on, because hey, they are the most important things to think about anyways, right?
Well that's all for today from this lady. I'll do some sort of update after my homework gets done. Huzzah for school.
Jena out.
Monday, September 26, 2011
September Changes!
7:33 PM
Oh how I've loved the changed September has brought to us!
Our crazy life couldn't be more fun and I wouldn't change a thing about it!
After a lot of hard work in our home studio and in the Record Lab, Tyler has finished the Common Ground Album!! He actually finished it in an amazing amount of time. For those of you who don't know, Tyler has written and produced the album all on his own. He wrote everything from the drums down to the lyrics and did all the vocal tracks. Then, the finishing touches were done with the help of Cliff in the Record Lab with the mixing and mastering. We are stoked with the way it turned out! We're looking to release the album sometime next month! Replication will begin soon! I'll keep you updated.
I quit my job which has been the BEST thing for me since sliced bread. That's a whole other ball of wax.. lets just say I will never refer anybody to my last office I worked in. It's an atmosphere I'm very happy to be out of. It was a hard decision to make, considering the job market right now but, when weighting the pros and cons and a lot of praying, we both agreed there was nothing left for me there that would be of enough benefit to keep working there. But, I learned a lot. Like, patients, how to NOT treat people, be grateful for what I have and I'm realizing even more how blessed I am to have a wonderful husband help me through the hard days and support me and insure my happiness. I feel like a new person! an un-employed new person .. but that's besides the fact :) YAY!
TECHNICALLY ...
I'm not un-employed.. I'm the head chef (or only chef)/ cook up at a camp in Soda Springs, ID that my father-in-law runs during the fall months. Basically, I cook and they eat it and like it and I get tips at the end of the week. Then the next week we get a new group of hunters. Tyler is one of the guides along with his dad and a couple others. One night I got to go out with Tyler and help out. It felt so good to hike a bit and be on the ranch. It's beautiful! Whenever we go outdoors and do stuff like this that we love, it makes us even more excited to share these things we love with our kids someday! It's been fun to have this time together.
and guess what!? it gets better. My parentals came up to visit and spend sometime with me! It was good to see them! My dad went out hunting with the guides that next morning and me and my mom went around town looking at stuff. My parents stayed at the Ender's Hotel.. Its haunted.. really though.... I didn't know this till after my parent had booked the room. I dropped the news on them when they were on their way up here because we heard from somebody in town. I asked the lady at the front desk if it really was and she was so dry about it.. her answer was "oh yeah.. its haunted." straight faced and all. Ty and I went with them to check in and it is a museum on the 2 floor .. lets just say .. it's pretty creepy.. and we looked it up online and their are articles all over talking about different ghost events that occurred. I really felt bad for my mom. It was freaky.. I hate stuff like that. eee..
Anyway, we watched the geyser (its cool) and then later, while the guys were out for the night hunt, my mom and I drove around the ranch. We saw 2 bucks and lots of doe's .. it was fun and really pretty and relaxing.. but I got us lost and took us down the wrong road and we ended us on the wrong side and let just say I have no sense of direction out here.. The mountains are set up different :) that's my excuse.
But! I'm so glad they came up and I think they were too :) I love my mom and dad!
Tyler and I went to the gun range one afternoon to site in some guns. While I was there I made this little creation :) w/ shells that were laying around.
(crafty right?? haha)
So, we've had 2 weeks in ID so far and 1 more week to go till we have a two week break and then come back up for another two weeks. It's been fun to have a change and have the opportunity to earn little extra money. But, I'm excited to get home and work on baby stuff, even though there is still a lot of time till the baby comes. I guess I'm already in nesting mode.
Next post I'll update you on all the projects we've been working on!
peace.
Our crazy life couldn't be more fun and I wouldn't change a thing about it!
After a lot of hard work in our home studio and in the Record Lab, Tyler has finished the Common Ground Album!! He actually finished it in an amazing amount of time. For those of you who don't know, Tyler has written and produced the album all on his own. He wrote everything from the drums down to the lyrics and did all the vocal tracks. Then, the finishing touches were done with the help of Cliff in the Record Lab with the mixing and mastering. We are stoked with the way it turned out! We're looking to release the album sometime next month! Replication will begin soon! I'll keep you updated.
I quit my job which has been the BEST thing for me since sliced bread. That's a whole other ball of wax.. lets just say I will never refer anybody to my last office I worked in. It's an atmosphere I'm very happy to be out of. It was a hard decision to make, considering the job market right now but, when weighting the pros and cons and a lot of praying, we both agreed there was nothing left for me there that would be of enough benefit to keep working there. But, I learned a lot. Like, patients, how to NOT treat people, be grateful for what I have and I'm realizing even more how blessed I am to have a wonderful husband help me through the hard days and support me and insure my happiness. I feel like a new person! an un-employed new person .. but that's besides the fact :) YAY!
TECHNICALLY ...
I'm not un-employed.. I'm the head chef (or only chef)/ cook up at a camp in Soda Springs, ID that my father-in-law runs during the fall months. Basically, I cook and they eat it and like it and I get tips at the end of the week. Then the next week we get a new group of hunters. Tyler is one of the guides along with his dad and a couple others. One night I got to go out with Tyler and help out. It felt so good to hike a bit and be on the ranch. It's beautiful! Whenever we go outdoors and do stuff like this that we love, it makes us even more excited to share these things we love with our kids someday! It's been fun to have this time together.
Anyway, we watched the geyser (its cool) and then later, while the guys were out for the night hunt, my mom and I drove around the ranch. We saw 2 bucks and lots of doe's .. it was fun and really pretty and relaxing.. but I got us lost and took us down the wrong road and we ended us on the wrong side and let just say I have no sense of direction out here.. The mountains are set up different :) that's my excuse.
But! I'm so glad they came up and I think they were too :) I love my mom and dad!
Tyler and I went to the gun range one afternoon to site in some guns. While I was there I made this little creation :) w/ shells that were laying around.
So, we've had 2 weeks in ID so far and 1 more week to go till we have a two week break and then come back up for another two weeks. It's been fun to have a change and have the opportunity to earn little extra money. But, I'm excited to get home and work on baby stuff, even though there is still a lot of time till the baby comes. I guess I'm already in nesting mode.
Next post I'll update you on all the projects we've been working on!
peace.
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